KAISER'S REFUSAL
BLOW TO AUSTRIA
Country Will Receive
No Aid in Offen?
sive War.
SUCCOR ONLY IF
IT IS ATTACKED
German Emperor Does Not Be?
lieve General European Con?
flict Is Inevitable, and Takes
Stand Which Will Go
Far Toward Maintaining
Peace Among Powers.
(Special Cable to The Tlmes-I-rfapatcb,)
Lfeilin. L/ecember 7.?it Rueela at?
tacks Austria. Germany wM give the
Austrian* all the aid in tae father
lands power. But if Austria attacks
ilussla or ger/la. which tomes to the
.?nie thing, t ssUl have to do its
i.ghting alone.
This, it was said, on high diplomatic
authority hero to-night was wiat the
iiure of support.
That this support wuuJJ bs readily
p.edged aoarsaor. it was said Perdi
Bar.d wae so sure that he had a.rudj
a: ranged for a meeting between Gen
araj ?chemua? and \ on Mu.tke the
cmefs respectively of the Austrian
and German general army staffs; to
iliscusa plans.
Williams answer was said to have
eaeal the bitterest dlsappoir.tn.eei of
Ferdinand's life though prooa-uiy no.
io tne aged Kmperor of Austria, who
? aa opposed to war. MM almost MST*
lalail would have been dragged inu*
it according to :he dip.omatic version,
ht William had approved tne arch?
duke's propoaals.
Ferdinand was eaid to have taken
Mas ground that sooner or later a gen?
eral Furopean OsaS Is inevitable on ac?
count of the antagonism between Ger
Baaap ^nl Eng.and. This being the
? '-? . Be ergueu tust Germany. Austria
ar.a itai;. ???jnstituting the triple alli?
ance, ought not to wait until the triple
entente ? England. Fiance and Kuasla
?has Increased its strength through
the reorganization now in progress In
Kuesian army, but should strike
at once.
raaaap is ready for war, if war is
i.-.e vitabie. the Emperor replied, but
fag bMsino?? as well as humanitarian
tea SOSM it prefers peace. Nor. His;
ilaje?ty added, did he belie\e i general
ISarapeaa clash inevitable. On the
contrary. he thought it could be
gaartaaX
aTlOHaai tried to soften his refusal,
it was said, by promising to use his
tr.fluer.ee with the Czar to maintain a
moderate attituds and alao to have
the German Chancellor, aa a warn'ng
t Russia, publicly Inform the Re'ch
c;f that Germany would help Austria
in case it was attacked.
Csar Told la Adtaaee.
The Chancellor did It. and what he
e .id created a decided stir at the vari?
ous European capitals. As a matter
? i fact, however, It was decided that
Fusel a was told in advance what he
would say and why. and the Crar con?
sented to have him do It
It was announced to-day that Ger?
many had approved of the suggested
ambassadorial ecretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, and that the
h ddlng of the conference was now
assured. Ambassadors repreeentlng
the triple alliance?Germany. Austria
; : d Italy?the triple entente?England.
France and Russia?and the warring
ptaaaa?Turkey. Greece. Bulgaria Sorvia
and Montenegro?and perhaps Reu
mania, which haa kept out of the
ftalkan War. will meet In London Fri?
day. December IX elmultanejualy with
the Balkan-Turkish peace conference.
Dlpleeaats EiSect Peace.
i-pecla'. Cable to The Times- Ids patch )
Eondon December '?-?Though a
.fli fleet Is reported to he making
r demonstration off the straits of the
l ardsnelles and warlike preparations
?ec reported In both Austris-Hungsry
end Sere-la. dlplomata to-night were
v.- Ing that the simultaneous pesce r.e
(?t ist Ion* and conference of ambas?
sadors called for next Friday would
result In amicable settlement of all
.iifferences.
Among the things that tne Balkan
alllea will demand of Turkey are:
The cession by the Porte of all Eu
T irkey north snd west of a line
from Media, on the Black Sea down
through Adrlanopl* and Ohorlu to the
Gulf of Saroe
Autonomous government for AJ
b.inla under the supervision of the
?. :kan states.
The cession of Crete to Greece
The Internationaiixatlon of A Orte -
and Salonika
The reduction of the Turkler. garri?
sons In Janlna and Scatarl.
The question of the payment be
T.-ke- of s war Indemnity will come
np. out it is conceded thet the indem?
nity. If paid, will be small, heeanee
of the large financial gains of the et?
il-*
Religions freedom will be insists*!
upon In European terrttorv retained
Continued on Third fege ?
?-??
IOW HOI.in.tt K \TT."
t > Seat been Rallwar Stm.te e.' .h. "ntr
m t a Seen Sen-al " Depecere from Rleh
SBSSd ? P. ? Deity, with eleetrlr :trhf4
e'epieg .? A M and n a *>
at te all bjm ?oath. Int ?maltee it * t
PJaas at.--\4\}r".**n*mi
NAVY YARDS BACK
IN CIVIL SERVICE
I Thirty Thousand Skilled
Workers Taken From
Political Influence.
ORDER ISSUED BY
PRESIDENT TAFT
Mote Recommended at Recent
Conference of Commandants
and Approved by Secretary
Meyer?Continuation of
Merit System Enforced
by Cleveland.
Wuhloij'.os, December 7.?More then
?0,000 skilled worktri la the t*vy
yards throughout the United State*
were to-day placed under the protec?
tion of civil service by executive order
of President Taft. The President's
order was issued with the approve, o:
the Civil Service Commission, and in
accordance wftii an opinion by At?
torney-General Wicker^staoa.
No navy yard employes below the
grade of skilled mechanics will be:
afftcted by President Taft? order. A|
I recent conference of navy yard com-j
I mandants r?
Constantinople. December 7._Tur?
key's method of caring for the thou?
sands of refugees, who were compelled
to leave their homes by the continued
advances of the Balkan alliea. was .
thoroughly characteristic of the Otto- |
man. The women and children were
shipped wholesale to Asia Minor and
then left to shift for themselvea
"It was quite simple." explained an
oifleer or the Anat'il.in Railway to?
day. "At various points alter passing
Ismid. the last station on the Sea of
Marmora, we would dlecoaneet two
care from the tram and leave the local
Inhabitants to mske the best arrange
?.... . tham tw.eT could."
FOOT CAUGHT IN FROG
\lrftsa Cwsapelled t? *??!? t a?ll Trat?
raaors Over It
rSpedal to The Times-Pspsteh.]
Peterson. ?f. J. December 7? ? a
foot caught In the frog of a switch on i
the Erie Railroad. Jeese Wilde a n-a
ohialex of Jaldvale. unable t.. re>a?
himself, bad to wait until a freignt
train had aaseed over K
Leaning away from tha tracks, ha
saved bis Ufa. bat he was so hsdly
Injured by the train that physicians
later found H nereaaary to amputate
hla right leg above the knee, alee his
left fOOt.
Wilde was harrv'.n* home an.i I ???k
a abort cat a er sea tbe railroad M? ,
saw the train coming, but th.iueht )?
had ample time to get across Iii?
risrht foot *"??t wedeeii in the fr conference of
Progressive leaders, said to-night that
the committee to he choaen to draft
a program of national legislation*
probably would be made up of persons
"The executive committee will meet
at the La Salle at je o'clock on Mon?
day." be eald. 'and (he national com?
mittee win meet in open conference
Tuesday rnornlna T- this conference
hare been invited r-.any of the State
leaders I shall call the meeting to
order, apeak ina only briefly. and
Colonel Rooee\ei? win oellver sn sd
dress that day >ens*er Psinl kegs
will sneak Wednesdsy and Jane Ad
dams and other lealers will also be
t . ?d?% aft* - ad n i itasadaj
will be given to eeneeal discussion of
wars and means "f ?rivir-a- on the
Issrt probebl> Int" Thai
tMi-not r.i? ?rttt n t
Kl< H*t T ? 111' wi\ ;|MV , -v. ? ??. I
?--, e?:ls>T r>?|>er'?'e * I M T>.. ?l?k j
tille?sf? electric lighted er?eIns r.e?es ale.
lea car Arrive tl.anta ? Bs * X . n
FINAL SESSION
AT WHITE HOUSE
GovernorsConcludeCon
ference as Guests
of Taft.
IKE ENTERTAINS
WITH LUNCHEON
Land Credit Systems Are Di?
cussed, With President as Chief
Speaker, and Committee of
Governors Is Appointed to
Investigate and Report
at Next Meeting.
Guilty of Many Things,
but He's Not Gov. Blease
[tprrlal to I hi- Ttmcs-Illapatch.]
l\ M-hlnui'-ii. Ihrrmber 7.?stand
ins; In tar lehhj ad thr ,\t? Wll
lard to-day, ?rnatur tall, of Nen
Mexico, rrko nran a liroad black
?nmbrrrn and a huKe mimtarkr, wi?
tppruirkrd by a brand-new nrw?
paprr reporter, wh?>. taking off kla
hat and amlllng, aald:
"I believe I am Hddreaalag Gov?
ernor illeaae. am I notf
??\o, by ir?d," thundered the Xfw
Mexican. "I've bad to plead aullty
tf> nearly every thlna, but not that.'
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Washington. December 7.?At the
I concluding session of the Conference
of Governors, held at the White House
; this afternoon, a committee of nine
!?tate executives was named to study
the different land credit system*, and
to make a definite recommendation at
the next conference to be held at Col?
orado Springs next year as to the best
scheme suitable for adoption in this
, country. This committee consists ot
Governors Plalsted, of Maine, chair?
man; O'Neal, of Ala-ama, Mann, of;
Virginia, Harmon, of Ohio. McGovern.
of Wisconsin, Hadley, of Missouri;
Foes, of Masso-husetts. Carey, of Wy-j
cming, and Johnson, of California.
Mr. Taft entertained twenty-seven
i Governors at luncheon at the White
, House. Including Blease, of South
I Carolina, the firebrand,
j After luncheon the Governors
: grouped themselves on the front steps
? of -.he Walt? House a-id lad their
photographs taken. Then they pro?
ceeded to the East Room, where the
r-uslness meeting was held. President
Taft, who several months ago sug
; gested to the Governors the advisav
i bility of establishing a system of agri?
cultural banks in this country siml-ar
1 lo those existing abroad, made the
principal speech.
' Wc are not going to adopt a sys?
tem over night. ' said the President.
"It Is going to take a considerable
length of time before the country
shall receive the benefit of It, but the
earlier we v.rn->rs left Wash?
ington t"--:cr>- !'. - Vre ?. al
tnough others remained over to at?
tend the dinner of the Gridiron Hub
or to engage In political conferences
with th' senate and NasTaTd
Haa ?%? Ipolosy ta Make
Wa>*hlr?ton. December "?ieovern.it
Cole t. B'ease. of So>ith Carolina, i
w-ncse remarks created stormy scenes'
at the Richmond conference, was)
atnona th? first Oovsrnors to arrive i
to-day for a conference with President
Tsft Me took apartrrrents at a down?
town hotel snd spent psrt of the day
I I t ' .i.e.; ? t. >~ ? --n l I'a*'- I
-rnr ToiMtro imimt
dais as ahn are da>wOjSS4h
free, aar "*>* wantln* a ssgg
tbesr sare- aad s.idr?se an en
?aas.
Direct Descendant of Thomas Jefferson
Sympathizes With Congressman Levy
Monticello and Jefferwen'e grave. 1 narrt?: Mra. Martin W. Littleton, of
!7 ^ork' lrad?-r of ?be ?OTfmrnt to kare the lovrranrai purchase the home,
aad < OBgressnaan Jefferson Levy, of .\ew York, tta present oiretr.
[Special to The Times-Diapatch.]
Washington. December 7 ? Frank at
Randolph, of K.sswick. Va.. preat
great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson,
to-day wrote Congressman I>evy a
strong letter protesting asralnst the
methods of Mrs. Martin Uttleton In
trying to secure control of "Monti
cello," the home of Jefferson.
In expressing his wish that Mr. Levy
may maintain control of ??Montlcello>??
Mr. Randolph said:
"I am sorry to be so dilatory In ex?
pressing to you my sympathy and my
abhorrence of the. unjust fight Mrs.
"Littleton Is waging to seize your home.
I am sure that all my family, to whom
you have always been so courteous
and kind in offering the hospitality of
'Monticello.' feel the same wjty. We
all feel that it Is a travesty on Jus?
tice, a direct Infrlncement on Ameri?
can liberty and directly opposed to the
principles and sentiments of the great
builder of 'Monticello.
'The oare and preservation you
have bestowed on this dear old place
showi your faithful and sentimental
appreciation of your charge.
"You have always evinced a desire
and iintereat to care fcjr Jefferson's
?omb."
HO PARIyLEADERS
TO BE OVERLOOKED
President-Elect Wilson Will See
Them All on His
Return.
EARLY SESSION DESIRED
Underwood Will Urge That Con?
gress Meet Xot Later Than
March 15.
Washington. December 7.?On the
I return of President-Elect W'oodrow
Wilson to his native country. Demo?
crats who are to be forceful In shap?
ing tariff legislation at the extraordi?
nary session of Congress which Gov?
ernor Wilson has announced he is to
call not later than April 15 are to
urge the President-elect to .onvene
this extraordinary session on Mar. n
15. The Democrat who is at the head I
of this movement to urge the President '
to call the extraordinary seseion for,
March It Is Representative Oscar St. I
L'nderwood. chairman of the Ways snd 1
Means Committee. Supporting Mr.
Underwood are many other Congress?
men
With Governor Wilson's safe return
BS the executive chair at Trenton, he
hi to begin his conferences with lead?
ing Democrats of the country. Has
only is he to confer with William .1 I
Hr'nn, but n-> leading Democrat is b?!
be overlooked. This statement was '
made immediately after the arrival ot :
\v illlam K. M I as
lleve hrmiy with a numt-er of ssy
Democratic colleagues thai It a
be asivlsahle for President Wilson to
call the extrar rdinarv session ss quick
at after March 1 as p-sslb.e I he*- j
BO hesitation In suggesting the dai
to bo March Is In my dai]v snail ?"
many lettere. principally from textile
manufacturers, requesting that 1 give
them the best In'orma' on at my -id slei ? I '.V the
Pres? )? tii rertalnlt ne\i Th. main feat- res of the
new Mil without the elig?Meet doaitt.
will be .?laaoet similar if not Identuai
with the b'll which we passed last
session, snd w' tch the P-eeldont es-j
tewaV' I
in is nor mp[
TOATTEMPT'CURE*
G. O. P., Sick Unto Death, Must
Wait at Least Year
for Aid.
ITS CONDITION DISCUSSED
I Governors of Dozen State:? Hope
in Future It May Be
Reviviried.
-
Washington. December 7.?Republi
I can Governors from a dozen Staie? ar.d
party leaders in Congress with whom
they informally conferred to-day have
agreed that no definite steps toward a
, reorganization of the Republican pirty
I are practlrabl? within a year. Opposi?
tion from Progressive Republicans.
I wham it was deen 'der.iifled with
I the party's ureatest activity have
1 helped te convince tri? leaders in 'he
, reorganization moxn.er? |fcaa no ?on
! certed plans sr.? lid !>?? undertaken
I until lat. nest year
A conference pteaaed i.v
. ?ioverno: te>Mst?'!- --f M.iryland.
? brought t R.-puMI
' can ex.;tiv? ? fr..tn States --iverlpg
th- ?t>? :? ir-.i w t?-ogressiVe
, ;'.?!;? .in r-shf ivnr. Mat s-\--re dur
| Ir.s ISm rst ent caanpafcgs The confer
. ne - ?.i? raSai f'tr sn ". xrhsna- of
views ' and r.othlntr further was at
t?mrtef representation from
So-ith-m stat?s and an edoptlop of prl
mat' s> ?teni far Seleettng d-lejtai'*
to th? aasTAarsai c.nvenilm
i.rts little * assert
P||si te th? conference i?f t;.iver
...r. giiggg lladlr> of Missouri,
had ? an massed the Republican and Pr?
j't.-rsiv. fo;e.s ?.f the Senat-- t,. gapgrs
ts'ii th
-tr-rr'^er the party It >*
understood i*iogreseive fssnators Who
still maintain th-:r alliance wltn the
I . II *aa t-arty gavt little s i, port t?
t ? afagtgaaj lag tenrratitsaton at*T
that suit reetjtar" Repub.u tes de
rlared -m.^st!- all> thu laey te lleved
too ?s i> to attempt an) conceited
eff -rt towarJ partv rehabilitation
Those present at th- conference
were ilocernora lla-lley Tener and
(i-pidsboreaga. R erbardt. of Mln.T
r-ts i art oil. of lur? Penn? will, ef
l?elaware. <>ddle of Nevada. V.-s"ev.
of South Dshoia gpry of T'tah. Glass
eo. k of W est Vlrarlpls McOevern ?-f
Wisconsin t'arey of Wyorotna. aal
rV>rern?r-ere.:t Hanns of North t"
h.-'a
S? formal ?tatrment was haj n I br
tbe cofferer.e*. and lt? partlrlpaets
der ?r.d t--- art irr. had >~ - . taken as i
te a ns'tr ?-onventlea nest year. aw|
.1 t. Kertnr your enemies." who
rtromi:.-nded that the -place be give* j
t . 0 lees ? I '
Then the sr. n hanged to **?>,
Orient, and the Battle of Armegedlesj
was fought lr realistic style, as ekr
S r.bcj bv half ' war corre
sr-enden's f ?- :v benefll of old Saul,
who ha.I ? oene to the ?? 'r - of Ms earig
euniilcts
'Ported that
1 ?? ? M irsh .1 I' v in ha 1 n-.oweg e>*l
e ,th ? bar?
bs > vd poured
f id Marshal
? Dixin wtta
, r M.dshipran
?1 t - General Per
^rted 'hat t??e general
and had sent htm far ft
wr'te a check. What
seeied to be a borne torn**
a Bur Moose and the tera
ring ea hie flank. Adam Bode
Htr i" we-e aavtl to be the
--. te.: the
Haul To whleh Cae
t Champ Csnrfc replied, "aar.
? t a klag. yoaTe taa
battlefield ea h*e
raerpond-nt u attereon re.
a>\.ofii>j*d on "kr